Hemal Desai Email & Phone Number

Orange County, California, United States

Toronto, On, Ca

Developed and implemented a comprehensive portfolio strategy that aligned the products with the organization's vision, mission, and goals, resulting in improved customer satisfaction and increased market share.• Developed a comprehensive strategy for two major portfolios of products: Clara intelligent Platform and Audit standardization program•Spearheaded initiatives to explore and integrate AI technologies into our product offerings, while creating and managing a New Technology working group •Directed a cross-functional product launch process, from requirements definition to commercialization, ensuring alignment with design, engineering, professional practice, compliance, and support teams. Serve as the primary point of contact for internal stakeholders, executive leadership, and external partners on product-related matters•Led the development of lean, minimal viable products (MVPs) that addressed the needs of regulators, auditors and accountants resulting in early market adoption of new products•Lead strategy for a portfolio of products aimed at standardizing risk assessment and audit procedures across industries and geographies. Achieved 100% increase in adoption rate in the practice within a year•Successfully led pilots of new technologies that use AI and ML for evaluating client’s GL transactions for inconsistencies and potential fraud

London, Gb

I lead global teams to develop audit tools bringing in digital solutions and analytics, innovating for the future, to increase the quality and effectiveness of our audits. Some example of my work include:• I have successfully managed the ideation, creation and launch of digital tools including audit documentation platform, assurance research tool and cloud based analytics platform to promote audit quality, stakeholder relevance and operational efficiency• I managed timelines, key deliverables and resource plan for development and deployment of multi-million dollar and high priority audit transformation platforms and applications• I have collaborated with experts and leaders to incorporate automation, robotics and AI techniques in audit delivery process• I teamed with global implementation leaders in developing international change management plan including product promotion and training strategy • I have planned, tracked and operationalized the analytics delivery and support process for top global audit clients

London, Gb

I was instrumental in building EY’s Assurance Global Delivery Service (GDS) center in Gurgaon, India, which brought efficiencies to audits across the globe.• I participated in audit of the biggest companies in the world and headed their audit process outsourcing strategy • I was involved in target setting, financial planning and budgeting and resource planning strategy of GDS• I managed quality, financing and resourcing of over 2,000 offshoring audit engagements and executed over 120,000 hours annually• I achieved a satisfaction rate of 99%, the highest in GDS, from global clients• I built strong relationships with EY leadership and client teams globally and identified areas where GDS could improve quality and expand the scope of work• I developed new business opportunities from global clients by identifying new service areas and sectors for GDS• Achieved 25% growth in outsourcing hours in a year through business development efforts

Planned, budgeted, executed and evaluated audit and review engagements of development stage companies in the bio-fuel and manufacturing industries; presented results to senior management, board of directors, and audit committees of clients.Reengineered audit strategies resulting in increased audit effectiveness and profitability by 5% to 15%.Identified and streamlined complex structures, processes and technology by standardizing financial systems and implementing internal and external best practices initiatives.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Managed audit and review engagements for both public (SEC) and private companies in manufacturing, healthcare, bio-fuel, retail and service industriesLed engagements that involved complex reporting requirements like I.P.Os, 10Q’s, 10K’s. cross-border acquisitions, multi-location and international consolidations and reverse mergers for large corporate clientsAnalyzed financial planning, budgeting, forecasting and monitoring systems of clients, their impact on financial performance reporting Performed complex valuations for business assets, stocks and bonds and analyzed pro forma statements

Bachelor Of Arts, Business Administration / Accounting

Bachelor Of Business Administration, Finance; Accounting